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Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | NW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
287 | 347 | 352 | 425 | 928 | 915 | 590 | 362 | 357 | 290 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 162 | 174 | 144 | 132 | 132 | 273 | 88 | 204 | 167 | 167 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:07AM1.50m | 6:30PM1.11m | 4:29AM1.38m | 7:19PM1.19m | 5:54AM1.29m | 7:57PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM-0.22m | 10:51PM0.85m | 12:06PM-0.16m | 00:25AM0.72m | 1:01PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
287 | 199 | 190 | 160 | 928 | 915 | 590 | 362 | 127 | 151 | 156 | 126 | 140 | 162 | 174 | 120 | 132 | 132 | 273 | 88 | 204 | 90 | 58 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
186 | 347 | 352 | 425 | 251 | 251 | 181 | 179 | 357 | 290 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 127 | 125 | 144 | 121 | 84 | 112 | 79 | 155 | 167 | 167 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
143 | 129 | 183 | 181 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 107 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 103 | 99 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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